Identification of ADAM10 as a major TNF sheddase in ADAM17-deficient fibroblasts

Renata Mezyk-Kopeć, Monika Bzowska, Krystyna Stalińska, Tomasz Chełmicki, Michał Podkalicki, Jarosław Jucha, Katarzyna Kowalczyk, Paweł Mak, Joanna Bereta*

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    Abstract

    ADAM17 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease)-deficient murine fibroblasts stably transfected with proTNF cDNA release significant amounts of biologically active soluble TNF. The enzyme responsible for this activity is a membrane protein that hydrolyzes the peptide bond Ala76:Val77 within proTNF. Its activity is inhibited by 1,10-phenantroline and GM6001, insusceptible to TIMP-2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2), and stimulated by ionomycin. These characteristics match ADAM10. The moderate silencing of ADAM10 by shRNA resulted in a significant inhibition of TNF shedding. There was no correlation between the level of ADAM10 expression and the presence of active ADAM17. Our results indicate that ADAM10 may function as the TNF sheddase in cells which lack ADAM17 activity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)309-315
    Number of pages7
    JournalCytokine
    Volume46
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

    Keywords

    • ADAM10
    • ADAM17
    • Ectodomain shedding
    • RNA interference
    • TNF

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